Pakistan to participate in Iran’s Int'l Wushu tournament

Islamabad, Feb 6, IRNA - Pakistan’s 24-member wushu squad will feature in the 3rd Peace and Friendship International Wushu Championship (men and women) to be held at Zahedan, Iran, from March 1-4, local media reported. ‘The News’ reported that Balochistan will have a major share in the squad as the tour will be sponsored by the Balochistan’s government. Pakistan Wushu Federation’s (PWF) president Malik Iftikhar told media that the Balochistan government had given green signal to Balochistan Wushu Association about sponsoring the tour. He said a 15-day training camp would be held in Quetta. The squad will proceed to Zahedan by road. Malik also revealed that PWF also would hold a couple of international events in Lahore this year. “For the friendship events, efforts would be made to invite only those nations who share border with Pakistan,” he said. 272**1771 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish